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Winger Alex Chiasson wore his new No. 90 for the first time since being acquired by the Senators from the Dallas Stars in exchange for unhappy captain Jason Spezza on July 1.

Chiasson, the centrepiece of the deal that included two prospects, was on hand for the opening of the Sens House Thursday in Byward Market after stopping by on his way back from Toronto.

Not only will Chiasson be with a new team this season, he also decided it was time for a new number. He had No. 9 in the past but that's worn here by Milan Michalek, so Chiasson opted to change.

"I wore No. 9 for a lot of years," said Chiasson, who had No. 12 in Dallas. "Ninety was my birth year and I think it looks good. Hopefully I can do well with this number."

Since being dealt to the Senators, Chiasson has been busy. He spent the last four days in Toronto at a power skating camp and was in Dallas moving stuff out of the place he lived in there.

Chiasson was given a warm welcome by the fans who packed the newly-built bar.

"That was great," said Chiasson. "I wasn't expecting that at all. I had a little bit of chills to be honest. There's not a better way to start my career here."

Chiasson said he had "mixed emotions" about the trade at first "because when you are a young guy you haven't seen much of the business part."

"I've had a great summer of training and it's going to be up to me to come to camp and be as good as I can be. I've always had that mindset. Nobody is giving me a spot on the team. It's going to be up to me to work for it," said Chiasson.

All three are headed for unrestricted free agency next summer, but the Senators want to keep the trio. Murray and Dorion will sit down face-to-face with Ryan and MacArthur's agents next week.

They are both represented by Toronto-based Newport Sports and have expressed an interest in stay.

"Bryan has talked to (Don) Meehan and Pat Morris on Bobby and Clarke MacArthur," said Dorion. "We're going to have an in-person meeting at some point in time. We're moving forward on all three and all three are being talked about."

Methot said talks between Dorion and Ottawa-based lawyer Larry Kelly started Monday, however, they have gotten more serious in the last 24 hours.

"We'll see what happens," said Methot, who was on hand downtown. "I know one thing: I want to be here. I made that clear throughout the season.

"But this is my first time really being in this position. In the past, I had restricted free agency. Now, with unrestricted free agency just around the corner, it changes the dynamic. I'd like to stay here but there's only so much I can do. It's up to my agent to get something done."

Methot said he'd like to have "something done before the start of the season."

"With Methot, it's a fairly simple one because Marc wants to be here," said Dorion. "We're not talking a one-year extension. It's going to be multi-year."

LEHNER CLOSING IN ON DEAL: The Senators should have backup G Robin Lehner signed on the dotted line soon. Dorion said the two sides have agreed on term. "We're extremely close," said Dorion. "We said we'd give it a week break so that's what we've done. We've just got to figure out money but I think we're very close to getting something done." It's believed once the contract with Lehner, who is an RFA and doesn't have the right to file for arbitration, does get signed it will be a three-year term.